Trout creek/ Thompson Falls, Montana

[alanger]

Anyone ever hunted around there?? This will be our first year hunting Montana, and we will be in that area,  so just wondering about some hunting stories or see what you have taken out of there. What it's like around there, don't know too much about the area, going to have to make a summer run over there to start scouting. Any info. helps, thanks

Langer

[huntnphool]

This will be our first year hunting Montana, and we will be in that area,

You are awefully optimistic

[alanger]

This will be our first year hunting Montana, and we will be in that area,

You are awefully optimistic

I know huh. well thats just where the family is, but I dont know how big they are into hunting.

[vanhornhunter]

It's a good area, but you need to be in very good shape! It is steep and thick. There are good bulls there though.

[rainshadow1]

I guided out of Heron/Noxon right out of High School. It's steeper and thicker than you think of when you think of Montana, but it's still more open than here! Good country, but definatley not easy. Some good fishing too!

[high country]

I have a friend who has dirt in trout creek. there are a good number of elk in the area, nothing like the yak or the colckum, but there are elk. wolfes are moving into the area now. the friends I have in that area did not harvest any elk last year. they did complain about wolves though. I do not know exactly how hard they hunted, just that they have all tagged out for as long as I can recall.

I met a guy at another friends place who used an outfitter to pack in up there. he shot a runty 6x and a big mule deer, in his party they took a couple other respectable bulls. the outfitters guided clients were not so lucky. this guy said they had to bust their hump to get into the elk, but they are obviously there, just not going to be a gravy hunt.

good luck

[rasbo]

got quad

[alanger]

got quad

oh yeah, we got those.

[alanger]

Yeah like I said this is our first year, the family over there says they have some land or something, we arent really sure how much land they have and if theres any elk, sounds like it isn't too bad of an area. Thanks for all the reply's guys.

[Basket Rack]

Used to hunt south of T. Falls toward St. Regis.  It was pretty good elk hunting, until the wolves really showed up in force.  Still some elk but nothing like it used to be (which you could say about alot of western montana pre vs post wolf ).  But still some animals there, hard hunting, steep and brushy but it is still better hunting than most areas in WA.

[Pathfinder101]

This was actually going to be my backup area for mule deer when I drew my deer tag in 2009.  Hunted elsewhere, so I didn't get to the area.  Good luck (getting drawn AND hunting).

[sako223]

That's Grizz country.

[huntnphool]

That's Grizz country.

Got that right

[elkaholic]

Ive hunted Heron/Trout Creek/ Noxon areas.  Be in shape. Thick and steep.  I did not draw 2 years in arow so i gave up and started hunting Id on the border.  I did hear from a taxidermist/guide friend out of Bull River taht the  wolves moved in. They didnt have a very good season.  One year I lost 13lbs in 20 days from hunting the steep stuff. broke my leg the next year.
Good Luck. 

[dlaw]

Hunted over there the last couple of years on the Idaho side.  Be in the best shape you can possibly get in. I  have never seen another hunter in the area we hunt.  If you get back a ways you will really enjoy the area.   Lots of animals, saw my first grizzlies out there last archery season.  Quads will do you no good, unless you just plan on cruising the roads, its steep and thick.  We are packing in 5 miles this year and setting up camp to avoid the hike every morning in the dark.  Are you rifle or bow hunting?  Good luck.